Background

Background

Founded by William R. Kelly in 1946, Kelly Services has provided workforce solutions to customers in a variety of industries throughout its history. Our range of workforce solutions and geographic coverage has grown steadily over 70 years to match the needs of our customers. It began with office services, call center, light industrial, and electronic assembly staffing. Today, Kelly expertise also spans an array of outsourcing and consulting solutions, including recruitment, human resource management, vendor management, and outplacement services on a global basis.

A Heritage of Lasting Innovation

For more than 70 years, Kelly has steadily evolved from a United States-focused company concentrating primarily on traditional office services into a dynamic global workforce solutions leader with a breadth of specialty businesses. Consider these milestones:

1946 – William Russell Kelly opens a service bureau in Detroit

1953 – Sales exceed $1 million

1960s – Expands to place thousands each year in light industrial, marketing, and technical roles

1972 – First European office opens in Paris, France

1973 – Sales exceed $100 million

1979 – Kelly has offices in all 50 states

1986 – Sales exceed $1 billion

1995 – Kelly launches Kelly Scientific Resources®

1996 – Established the industry’s first MSP program; now manage $7.2B in MSP spend

Kelly assigns professional and technical employees in the fields of finance and accounting, education, engineering, information technology, law, science, and healthcare. We rank among the world’s leaders in scientific, IT, engineering, and financial staffing.

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